Headlight.



11. H. WELLS.

HEADLIGHT.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 19, 1910.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

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R. H. WELLES.

HEADLIGHT. APPLIoATIoN P ILBD sn1 1.19, 1910.

Patented Apr. 18, 191 1.

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RICI-IARD H. WEIJLES, 0F KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR T0 THE BADGER BRASS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 0F KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WIS- CONSIN.

HEADLIGHT.

To all who-m fit may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD H. VVELLES, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city olf Kenosha, county of Kenosha, and State `of Visconsin, have invented certain new and' useful Improvements in Headlights, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates toimprovements in headlights and refers more particularly to a headlight adapted for use with automobiles, locomotives, motor boats and the like.

Among the ysalient objects of the invention are to provide a construction in which the burner support may be moved into a` plurality of positions in order to disperse or change the direction of the beam of light; to provide a construction in which the burner may be instantaneously and positively shifted into any one of its positions by Voperating mechanism; to provide in a construction of the character referred to novel mechanism for rocking the burner support forwardly and for laterally swinging the same whereby the rays of light may be directed either downwardly 'orat a lateral4 angle from the headlight; to provide means for yieldably holding the burner in whatever position it is shifted; .to provide a simple and economical construction which can be readily fixed to any wellknown type of headlight and which is positive and reliable in operation; and in` general to provide an improved construction of the character referred to.

The invention consists 1n the matters hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In the drawin s, Figure 1 |is a perspective view of a headlight equipped with my invention and shown as attached to the dashboard of an automobile. Fig. 'Q is vertical sectional view of the headlight. Fig. 3 is a central horizontal sectional view of the same. Fig. 4 is a vertical horizontal sectional `view on an enlarged sca-le of the burner support. Fig. 5 is a horizontal detail taken on lines 5 5 of Fig. 4 'and looking in the direction of the arrows.

In headlights of this character it is frequently desirable to modifyv or change the direction of the beam of light, either by di' more or less expensive and complicated.

-Spe'cicatli'on of `Letters Patent. Patentcd Apr. 18, 1911. Application filed September 19, 1910. Serial No. 582,613.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates as a whole the front end of an automobile, upon thedashboard .2 of which is rigidly fixed a lamp bracket 3 of any suitable type. Upon the forked arms 4 of the bracketv is secured a headlight designated as 'a whole 5. Between the front end 6 of the headlight and the reiiector 7 is mounted a burner 8 which in the present instance takes the form of an electric bulb. Describing now niore'particularly the manner of mounting this burner, the bottom 9 ofthe lamp is apertured asvshown at 10, and around this aperture is secured a bracket ringll' by means of screws 12. To this ring 11 is rigidly fixed' a pair of alined pivot studs 13, 13 which project horizontally into the aperture 10. On these studs is pivotally mounted a socket or rocker member 14, ver tically bored as shown at 15, at its upper end and provided with an enlarged counter bore 16V in its lower end. This socket mem-- ber serves in l'effect as arocker bearing and the aperture A10 is-so shaped as to permit the socket member 1.4 to be rocked forwardly into the dotted position shown in Fig. 2.

The socket member is normally held yieldably in vertical position by means of a spring 17 secured to the rear-end of the ring 11 and engaging a pin 18 projecting from the upper end of the rocker member 14. A pin 19 extends through the vertical bore of the rocker member and is provided at its upper end with an enlarged head or arm 19 havin shoulders 20 which limit lthe downwar movement 0f the pin. The lower end of this pin projects .below the bottom `of the socket .member 14 and receives the annular head 2.1 of a rearwardlyl extending lever arm 22; This head 21 is preferably provided with a reduced extension 23 which ts within the lower end of the socket member 14. The head 21 is confined in position by means of a screw 24 which is threaded into a suitably threaded bore 25 formed in the lower end of the pin. Between the reduced extension Q3 and the upper face of the counter bore 16 is secured a coiledexpansion spring 26, which serves to prevent rattling, and also to -yieldably hold the pin 'in adjusted position when -it is swung laterally by the ever 22. The enlarged head 19 of this pin is apertured to receive the horizontal arm 27 of the burner 8 'and is secured imposition means of a set screw 28.

From the foregoing it will be seen that when the arm 22 is raised, t-he socket member 14 will be rocked on its bearings andthe burner thrown upwardly. and forwardly.

The parts beingso arranged that when the burner is thus moved, the light will be di- -rected downwardly to the road in front of the driver.. lWhen the-arm 22 is shifted laterally, the pin 15'will turn in`the socket member and the burner. swung into a position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. The burner will now be so shifted. as to direct the light laterally toward the side of the road.- It is to be understood, of course, that the burner maybe swung laterally in either direction.

The invention is not limited to the detailsv of construction shown except as set forth in the appended claims. p

' I claim as my invention:

Y 1. In' a headlight, the combination with a alii" lamp body, of a reiector therein, a burner movably mounted between the front end of the lam and said reflector, means for shifting sai burner laterally in a substantiallyA horizontal plane, and means for shifting said burner upwardly and forwardly.

2, YIn a headlight, the combination with a burner, of means vfor instantaneously and K. burner sup ort mountedto be rocked forn wardly a upwardly, burner carried thereby, vand mechanismzor actuating said,

burner support whereby the burner may be abruptly swung upwardly and forwardly and abruptly returnedto its normal focal position. y

5. In a headlight, the combination with a burner, of a movable support therefor comprising a horizontally extending rocker member, a vertical member pivotally mounted in said rocker member and securingthe burner whereby the latter may be swung either laterally or vertically.

6. In a headlight, the combination with a lamp body having a reflector therein, of a burner, supportingmechanism for said burner adapted'to be shifted upwardly and forwardly, andA means for abruptly shifting said burner supporting mechanism to instantaneously move the burner into and out of focal position. 7. In a headlight, the combination with a main body portion, of la rocker member p ivotally mounted in said main body portion, an arm extending axially into said rocker member and pivotally mounted therein, a burner carried by'said arm, and means for actuating said rocker member and arm.

8. -In a headlight, the combination with a lamp body havingy a reflector therein, of a rocker member journaled in said lamp-body, an arm carried by said rocker member and projecting into the headlight," 'a burner mounted upon the arm at a point, remote from the rocker member normally seated in the focus of the lamp, and means for actuating said rocker .member to move the burner upwardly and forwardly to direct light downwardly. A

9. In a headlight, the ,combination with a lamp body having a reflector therein, of a burner normally seated in the focus of the lamp, a support therefor, a rocker member carrying said support, and means con trollable at a point remote from the headlight -for abruptly actuating said rocker member to shift the burner upwardly and forwardly to restore it to its normal position.

RICHARD HWELLES.

vWitnesses:

` J. W. SCHM1TT,' H. E. HERzoe. 

